it's been 8 years, but i am back.
my health has returned.
what did i miss?.
Hello Preston, and welcome back.
I'm relatively new to this forum - about 8 months. Glad to hear that you are enjoying good health again.
As zeb mentioned - the outpouring of rage over child abuse. The ARC exposed a little over 1000 unreported child abuse cases in Australia. A couple of other abuse victims in the USA have sued the Org, and settled out of court. The Charities Commission are currently investigating the Org in Britain.
for kingdom hall and branch closings, leaked documents and videos, number of baptisms at assemblies, news articles on child abuse and other.
etc.
thank you.
Great suggestion by Nowhat. I second it.
a close friend of mine who is pimo (only staying in for family reasons) in a neighboring congregation called me in tears tonight saying her dad (elder) is telling her he is seriously considering reporting her to her local elders and she could get disfellowshipped.. the reason?
because she is complicit in a gross sin, according to him, by going with her best friend (not a j.w.
) when the friend had an abortion.
This so called 'father' needs to hang his head in shame!
i voted this morning for the first time.
at 32yo i wondered in a church of england parish hall with no idea what i was doing.
everyone else knew how to do it.
@ PE
I too voted today - my second time. First time was last year - over Brexit.
I parked up in a nearby parking lot and as I was walking toward the local parish hall, I quickly glanced around to see if there were JW's lurking on the streets before entering to cast my vote - silly really.
there were many addressed to me.
for example, i once had a sister tell me i was gambling because i liked playing skill crane (the machine where you have to try to pick up prizes like stuffed animals) at the arcade.
i then fired back a her: "you saw the r-rated movie 'backdraft.
... These are not just "rules" from the religion. These are views of meddling and jealous individuals who will end up making your life miserable if you don't act on or follow their unwanted advice ...
Spot on LHG. Like many others, I too was on the receiving end of some other people's unwanted 'advice' - more like unfounded criticism. To my shame I kept quiet and sucked it up for far too long.
just a simple " we are sorry " .
.
I think a person will have more chance of being struck by lightning than ever receiving an apology from the governing body.
hello every body!.
it's my thirst time here.
i'm verry glad to tell you my resignation as an elder in my local congregation.
And a warm welcome from me too, JW Awaked.
is there something going on in jaydub land that has brought this on?
hope so!.
I think more and more people are 'waking up' to the deception.
Long may it continue
hi folks, tight pants twinkle toes here - my first post.
i am the husband of the new poster finally left.
we both recently left, my wife after 43 years and 46 years for me.
Welcome to the forum, Tight Pants Twinkle Toes.
Congratulations to both you and your wife for getting out of the Org. Looking forward to reading your future posts.
hello, all you damn dirty apostates!
please, allow me to join this community of diseased minds.
i have been lurking here for over 2 years and tonight i decided it's time to come out of the shadows.
Welcome to the forum, Silent Knight.
Yes, this is a great forum and it has helped me in many ways too. Each of us are on our own personal journey, some further down the road than others, to becoming free from the shackles of the org.
Wishing you all the best for your journey and looking forward to reading your postings.
